by Scott Wilson Nepal | Jun 11, 2018 | Green SWN
Lime is an ancient building material with huge benefits and wide applications. Its applicability in flood resilient buildings due to stability in water, historic buildings due to its compatiblity with historic materials and buildings with sustainable materials such as... 
by Scott Wilson Nepal | May 25, 2018 | Green SWN
Lime Construction on Progress At SWN we are learning to work with lime! This material is rooted in our culture however it has gone out of use in recent decades, overshadowed by cement concrete. We are striving to bring lime back into mainstream use here in Nepal... 
by Scott Wilson Nepal | Apr 27, 2018 | Green SWN
Nikita, our Green Technologies Intern, stirs quicklime in water. The stirring of quick lime in water, called Slaking is used to prepare lime putty. The lime mixture shall be stored for a minimum of three weeks. The putty will then be used in the construction of a... 
by Scott Wilson Nepal | Apr 27, 2018 | Green SWN
Electric Scooter SW Nepal now boasts a new electricity run scooter, a stylish and bright red to match the spirit of our young staff team. It runs a full 100km on a single charge (or so says the brochure), the company now is even greener and brighter! We hope to add... 
by Scott Wilson Nepal | Apr 13, 2018 | Green SWN
Hydroponics System Testing at the Office Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in water based nutrient rich solution where root system is supported by inert mediums such as gravels. Likewise acquaponics is a combination of aquaculture (growing edible fishes)... 
by Scott Wilson Nepal | Mar 19, 2018 | Green SWN
Sustainability at the office We believe it’s very important for a firm to practice what they preach. As such we have strived to make our office as environmentally friendly as possible. Our whole office is solar powered; kitchen waste is all composted (now in our new...